Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-22
Is Chemistry a Science?
Learned Professors Attempt a Difficult An
alysis-Three Results-No Two of Them
Alike.

Some time ago new drug called Kaskine was dis
covered. II was said TO have all the properties OF
quinne except its deleterious This claim was
startling. But the men who Understood the nature
of Kaskine of the facts and did not hest
tate to style it The New Quinine. Many physicians
said it equal TO quinine and some admitted its
superiority. Among the latter was one who writes
81 East 2sth St., n. Y, Sov. IL, 1883.
After five months use of "kaskine" eheerfully
state that have found IL superior to quinine in its
specifc power and entirely free from causing any
disturbance to the hearing.
WIN. FREDERICK HoLcoMBE, NJ. ID.
Late Prof in N. Y. Opth Hospital and in N Y. Med
ical College.
A wide demand for Kaskine. the new quinine, i'm
meda,ely sprsng up. Millions OF persons who were
dissatisfied and Gisgusted with quDine turned to
Kaskine as the garrison Of beseged city turns 10
rescuing army. Rivals were alarmed. Their bust
ness wa in danger. Something must be done TO
"Kill IA kline" y "chemist'' ~ was employed
and Instructed TO analyze sample. He brought out
his retorts crucibes acids. akalis tmus paper and
his alcohol lamp. Nauseous fumes arose. An entire
bottle OF Kaskine vas administered to profession
al "tas,er" 1t did not Kill him. The chemist now
cav his way to a verdict; Kaskine was "nothing but
sugar" This finding was printed in the periodical
owned by the chemist, and copy sent to every drug
gist In the land. "Now," said the rivals, "kaskine
10 killed"
But the people like sugar and declared that this
Kaskine '.sugar" had a wonderful way of curing ma
iaria and dyspepsia. and of reducing fevers The
sales increased and people praised to their friends
The rivals were appalled,. They had not "killed
Raskine" they had doomed 1t. The "chemist' was
again called unon with two other "PrOfe56Ors" to
help him one from Wisconsin, one from Boston
These three wise put their heads together. They
brought ont all their apparatus as before. The nau
seous fumes assembled The trembling taster swal
lowed more Kaskine. This time he said 1t had a
slightly bitter taste. Science saw its way TO the
second verdict; Kaskine sugar favored with
aunne and this analysis trumpeted through
the land
Once more "Kaskine was killed"
But the demand increased. Mr.. C. n. Crttenton,
a leading New York jobber. bought 200 gross, and
other dealers in all the great business centres Of the
country sent in proportonately large orders Never
before in the history Of medicines had any remedy
attained 80 wide and well founded celebrity IN so
short a time. Meanwhile le ters poured in, from
which the following are merely extracts;
mo man ever suffered from malaria worse than I
did. In 1858 ran down from l75 pounds TO ~. My
doctor gave me up. He said, Il might pour pounds
you then gave up quinine and concluded to take
the chpnce-. heard Of kaskiue, and without the
least faith began using 1t. In one week | was bet
ter. began to Sleep have appetite and gain strength.
In a month wa- back at my WORK Never had a
days Sickness since. Malaria was killed IN my sys
tenn establishment 10 myself and my
friends IF A. Miller, $50 East l57th St, New
York.
"For six years took qulnine in large doses for
malaria last year Jaw IL pub ished letter about
Kaskine tine new quinine a remedy for that tedl-
Gus trouble began to use it. and after few weeks
/ WE'LL and never had IL touch II malaria since.
" am Feed. li3 East l2ith ST., New York.
"Sevcn years go had an attack of bilious remit.
tent fever which ran into Intermittent maaIiaL |
tried arsenic, mercury AMI quinine-thc latter in
heavy and continued dosc4. Malaria brought on
nervous prostraion and dy-p' psia. Last Winter i
began using IA kline, the new llninc, ana a lew
bottles cured me. Malaria and dyspepsia Doth dis-
appcared"-4i j. Lawson, III h.rgen ST., Brook
lyn N. L
81 contracted malaria in the Michigan Lake DIS.
trict, aud for eight years suffered from a chronic
type of interm tent mniariHl fever with all il nis-
tressing eymptoms. Used all the leading remedies,
including qunne, under the best medical advice but
received no radical benefit In the SUNNI r Of ls6o
first tried kaskine. the new quinine, and II cured
me. 1t was rue scientific healing. and results so
real cannot be disputed, J. Norton, State
ST., Albany, N. Y.
"ln its power to eradicate malaria from the system
Ka kline "A medicinal rev latiOn, Mine was nbout
II bad OF ms disorder "a CDuIu De- ana yet
Kaskne thoroughly cured me alter had been dosed
TO no purpo.c with almost every drug in the Phar-
macopgia"
J. ID. HIRD, Il. A.,
Assistant Chemist Maryland Agricultural College.
Bankruptcy now stared the rivals in the face. The
people laughed at the sugar" dodge and the "qui.
nine dodge. kaskinc was sweeping the contint mt
like a prairie fire. Again the chemists brought out
their apparatus. Seeing the dreadful preparations
the taster" 6ed in terror from the laboratory. The
pauseous fumes once more ascended and "Science"
pronounced the third verdict
"kaskne Is made Of mercury, arsenic and other
deadly poisons."
But the people laughed at this dodge aso, and the
sales Increased.
Now. what does all this mean? Here have been
three distinct analyses" with three contradictory
results. The public may well ask us chemistry
merely pretended science, these learned Pro-
fcssors fools and humbugs' One or the other must
be true Does II not snow rather that our adverts-
ing cartoon represents the truth and kaskine is
"Science Emerging from DArkness?"
Mean while the 'little joker" that is so potent TO
cure is not yet found.
Other letters Of a similar character frCm prominent
indy idulis which stamp Kaskiue (the qutninc)
as a remedy of undoubted merit, will be sent ap
Pile ton,
The Kaskine Company, 81 Warren St, New lorS,
and 30 Pennington Road London.